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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1923
Page
4
On page 15c line one notices list ad rules with cash payment and weekly publication in Dalton Illinois. The column tethers humor and local life with quips about Harding speeches dresses chores and labor shortages among youth while recalling chicken dinners and bone hunts for Pocahontas in England.
The general director of the New York Society for Improving the Condition of the Poor argues that preventing sickness would largely end poverty. He urges regular medical exams and avoiding crowded living, noting that many poor are forced into tenements and could benefit from rural work away from overcrowded quarters.
Ground is broken for a new Ford plant unit west of the existing facility. Sewage system installation will finish in about two weeks, signaling a building boom. Adjacent subdivision nearly sold. three business streets planned near 130th Brainerd and Saginaw. A three story building will rise at 180th and Saginaw with leased store space. Four business lots remain, signaling strong confidence in the new district.
The Hammond plan calls for widening South Hohman Street to 82 feet and other downtown arteries including West State Fayette Standard and Indianapolis boulevards. The project, funded by federal state and county aid, targets a multi million dollar overhaul with frontage property owners paying assessments. Roscoe Woods leads the plan committee with William Love heading the widening subcommittee. Work to start soon to ease loop street traffic.
Roy Sherrill, escapee from Leavenworth in June 1921, is jailed at McAllister Oklahoma. He claims to have played in the East Coast League and acted as a bootlegger courier. He faced terms totaling forty years for train robbery near Fort Scott and is said to be the last survivor of the Lewis Jones gang active in 1918.
Three 16 year old Milford youths sneaked away to mimic Harold Teen and rode a westbound freight toward Hollywood Illinois. They were picked up by Officer Conn in LaGrange after leaving home without notice. Fathers arrived Tuesday morning and thanked police for stopping the runaways. One father vowed to help his son meet the stars.
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